Obituary

Mary Elizabeth Arnold, 91, of Columbia and previously of Gambrills, died of congestive heart failure Dec. 17 at Fairfield Nursing Center in Crownsville after a lengthy illness.

A homemaker, Mrs. Arnold was born Aug. 1, 1915, in Tennessee. She was a member of the Church of God in Gambrills and enjoyed collecting dolls.

Her husband, Clinton Arnold, died in 1968. She was the mother of the late Clinton Arnold and Stella Gaskin, the daughter of the late Thomas and Rosie James Walker and the sister of the late L.C. Walker.

Surviving are four sons, Guy and Norman Arnold of Crownsville, Thomas Arnold of Odenton and Hubert Arnold of Baltimore; three siblings, Lawrence Walker, Cynthia Spears and Margie Everhart, all of Tennessee; 25 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 7 to 9 tonight at Hardesty Funeral Home, 851 Annapolis Road, Gambrills, where services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Burial will be in Savage Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.